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i'm torriex campbell. the strategy is putting technology versus copper thieves and right now it appears that technology may be getting the upper hand on this expensive problem. we first mentioned this story on mornings at 2:00. noon at new, we have been talking to local officials about how this tactic is. >> reporter: good afternoon. well to you and me this is just a street lamp but to a thief it could represent a small mint, because underneath this lid is copper wiring worth up to $4 a pound at salvage yards so to protect it city officials poured cement around the box and bolted it shut to keep out thieves. >> if the bolts aren't removed from these boxes, then the thieves can come along and easily just break the lid and access the wires. >> the public works director here in concord showed us one that needs to be sealed. he says the city may also be borrowing an idea from a neighboring city to spoil burglars plans. two years ago, valejox began embedding electronic tracking devises invisible to the naked ey
i'm torriex campbell. the strategy is putting technology versus copper thieves and right now it appears that technology may be getting the upper hand on this expensive problem. we first mentioned this story on mornings at 2:00. noon at new, we have been talking to local officials about how this tactic is. >> reporter: good afternoon. well to you and me this is just a street lamp but to a thief it could represent a small mint, because underneath this lid is copper wiring worth up to $4 a...
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i'm tori campbell. it's tuesday, march 19th. >>> we have new video on developing news we first told you about in our last hour, the marine corps has confirmed seven marines were killed last night during a training exercise near the california/nevada border. there was an explosion just before 10:00 p.m. at the hawthorne army depot near hawthorne,ner. that's about 140 miles --ner. that's about 140 -- nevada. that's about 140 miles east. we've also learned the marines were based out of camp lejeune, north carolina. an official on scene was revealing limited information. >> it was a accident that happened -- it was an accident that happened with the marines training down here. i can tell you there were a few people care-flighted. >> one hospital is reportedly treating eight injured people. three are in serious condition. the army depot stores and disses of military ammunition. but officials say the plosion was not related to that ammunition and we'll have more information on this story as we get it in to kt
i'm tori campbell. it's tuesday, march 19th. >>> we have new video on developing news we first told you about in our last hour, the marine corps has confirmed seven marines were killed last night during a training exercise near the california/nevada border. there was an explosion just before 10:00 p.m. at the hawthorne army depot near hawthorne,ner. that's about 140 miles --ner. that's about 140 -- nevada. that's about 140 miles east. we've also learned the marines were based out of...
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here is kyla campbell and the pentagon is watching this closely, kyla? >> reporter: the pentagon is adding missile intercepters and it will take three years to get all 13 of them together in alaska. assist you lasted attack by north korea targeting the white house and the capital building. they carried out a rocket test in december and a bomb test last month. it happened during a united nations conference. they ordered a preemptive nuclear attack and that was after they agreed on new tougher sanctions. some analysts say it's just propaganda and others say it shows north korea's intentions for its nuclear weapons program. >> they will not sent them nor -- they will not accept them. >> it directly targets the u.s. >> reporter: some lawmakers do not believe the united states is doing enough by adding missile intercepters in alaska over the next three years. what they want done when i see you next, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> they are trying to keep the government funded through the end of the september. the measure will go to the house where it is expe
here is kyla campbell and the pentagon is watching this closely, kyla? >> reporter: the pentagon is adding missile intercepters and it will take three years to get all 13 of them together in alaska. assist you lasted attack by north korea targeting the white house and the capital building. they carried out a rocket test in december and a bomb test last month. it happened during a united nations conference. they ordered a preemptive nuclear attack and that was after they agreed on new...
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i'm tori campbell. it's monday, march 18th. >>> in overnight news -- police in alameda are investigating a bar stabbing at a st. patrick's day party. it happened at scobies on central avenue. tara moriarty has been covering this story for the past two hours. what have you learned? >> reporter: well, the partying turned into fighting here. if we pan over here to the right, you can see there is a section cordoned off. the fight moved over next to that doctor's office where the cop car is sitting out front. right now we have a crew on scene. they have finally arrived to clean up the scene. there's still blood outside. the fight broke out at scobies and park. there were two to three people in a heated argument with two or three others and someone pulled a knife, we believe, and slashed the victim's throat. the victim's condition was hushed to the hospital -- rushed to the hospital. his condition unknown. the suspect took off in a dark vehicle. investigators will be looking at surveillance video, they will b
i'm tori campbell. it's monday, march 18th. >>> in overnight news -- police in alameda are investigating a bar stabbing at a st. patrick's day party. it happened at scobies on central avenue. tara moriarty has been covering this story for the past two hours. what have you learned? >> reporter: well, the partying turned into fighting here. if we pan over here to the right, you can see there is a section cordoned off. the fight moved over next to that doctor's office where the cop...